Upgrading your three-year teaching qualification

If you hold a three-year
teaching qualification, there are six basic pathways which can lead you to be conferred with
four-year qualified status in Victoria.

complete one year of tertiary study towards a single award (such as a degree,
diploma or Associate Diploma program) at a recognised Australian higher
education institution

complete one year of tertiary study towards a single award
requiring year 12 as a minimum entry requirement (such as an Advanced Diploma, Associate
Diploma or Diploma)
at a recognised Australian TAFE institution

complete a fourth year Bachelor of Education program at a
recognised Australian higher education institution

complete any two Graduate Certificate programs at one or more
recognised Australian higher education institutions

complete any one-year Graduate Diploma program at a recognised
Australian higher education institution

complete a graduate-entry teacher education program at a recognised Australian higher education institution.

The
one year full-time or part-time equivalent teacher education programs endorsed
by VIT are also
suitable for three-year qualified teachers wishing to upgrade their
qualifications to four-year qualified status.